Berlin in Lights The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1918-1937 – Graf Harry Kessler Favoriet

Berlin in Lights, chosen as a New York Times Notable Book, is the collection of German aristocrat Harry Kessler’s diaries between the two world wars. Count Harry Kessler (1868-1937), the son of a German banker and an Irish beauty, was a diplomat and publisher who moved easily among the worlds of art, politics, and society. He lived in Berlin but traveled throughout Europe, always with a keen eye to the political climate of the times. His diaries encompass an extraordinary variety of people: Einstein engages…